Tag: KR Paul

The Ballad of Ashes and Spring: A Hades and Persephone Retelling

Preview “The Ballad of Ashe and Spring: A Hades and Persephone Retelling” here. Then go preorder.

Gold and Lantern

Prompt: Why hasn’t anyone written a “Christmas” rom-com about a lonely Jewish widow and the Chinese restaurant owner who serves her every year but is too shy to reveal his feelings?
Well. Now I have!

My First Convention as an Author

Ever wonder what it’s like to attend a comic convention on the OTHER side of the table? Here’s what I learned selling books at my first convention.

How to Prepare for The Unthinkable

If you are one of the few authors who has been published by anyone other than yourself, you understand what a rare gem you have in your publisher. They give you credibility. They get your work on the market to a broad audience. And let’s be honest, they validate your skills as a writer. This is why the thought that you could be so lucky and skilled as to obtain a contract and lose it is almost unthinkable. Tragic.

Confessions from the Trail: Training

Confession from the Trail: Training
The answers to questions about my training

Confessions from the Trail: But, Why?

First Confession from the Trail: the most common question I’m asked is, “but, why?” usually paired with a look of horror when I describe the distances of some of the races. 50k (31.1 miles), 50 miles, 100 miles, 200?? Why indeed.

Chasing the Ultramarathon:

As a normal, truly sane human being, I recognize that for most people, finishing a 5k can be an accomplishment. Many people in their life will complete a half marathon. Some people will go so far as finishing a marathon.
But only the truly insane seek to complete an ultramarathon.

Brick by brick:

Success from failure – luck, timing, and hard work Anyone who knows me in person knows I’ve been struggling to become a published novelist for well over a decade. That, my friends, is a big fat lie. Actually, until this last month, there were… Continue Reading “Brick by brick:”